WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “콩01” · Linked dictionary word
콩 볶듯
- Form listed in the dictionary: 콩 볶듯
- 콩 볶듯
English rendering rattle like roasting beans Literal translation: “as if roasting beans”
Meaning 1
총소리가 요란한 모양을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
A figurative expression for the noisy rattle of gunfire.
Dictionary example 1
콩 볶듯 들리는 총소리에 무서워서 어쩔 줄 몰랐다.
The gunshots rattling like roasting beans frightened me so badly I did not know what to do.
동의어 콩 튀듯
Meaning 2
사람을 달달 볶아서 괴롭히는 모양을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
A figurative expression for tormenting someone through relentless pressure.
Dictionary example 1
빚쟁이가 만나자고 며칠째 콩 볶듯 재촉한다.
The creditor has been pestering me relentlessly for days to meet.
